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MAG 147 - Weaver
The Magnus Archives
The Power of Choice
The idea of a dog simply choosing, not to chase, feels deeply unnatural. Is it even capable of legitimately making a decision? Some would say no. Most of one's life is spent looking back and convincing yourself that you chose deliberately to act like you did. Scans show decisions are made by your brain long before your conscious mind even has a chance to register them. But does any of that actually constitute free will? Free of what? We all have forces that drive us circumstances that direct us, and even if we choose to ignore these and act against all logic just to prove that we can, is that not simply allowing the existential terror of our own powerless lust to control us instead?"
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